[CQ-Contest] CQWW/KL7 in lower states

[David Gilbert]

I'm missing the solution part of that.  How would that be any different 
than signing W5GN/1, other than having one less character and making 
things more ambiguous for logging programs since many countries have 
legitimate 2-number callsigns?

Dave   AB7E




On 11/2/2012 10:35 AM, Barry Merrill, W5GN wrote:
> Long ago, I suggested to the FCC that one simple solution
> would have been to double up the number in the callsign,
> at least for the continental 48, so I'd be W51GN if I
> operated for one-land.  (And WPXer's would have gained new
> mults!).
>
> Obviously, that was too complicated for the FCC.
>
> 73
>
> Barry, W5GN

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> James Cain
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 11:52 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQWW/KL7 in lower states
>
> I am ancient enough to remember that when my parents moved us to a new house
> about three blocks away I had to sign WA9AUM/9 for months until the FCC
> finally changed my license.
>
> Now, I would have no problem with signing K1TN/9 if necessary. After all, as
> a Big Gun Contester, I only send my call sign once per hour anyway.
>
> jc K1TN